He's just another pol from Chicago, a bribe in the left hand and a lie coming out the right side of his mouth.
Do not be fooled by these guys.
Obama has always been to the left of most of the IL Democracy party on economic issues, but this announcement is probably at least as much sincerity as political ploy – he’s been a member of the Church of Christ for least a decade, and has often been quite conservative on “family” issues.